Portuguese reference
encostar
to lean; to touch; to pull over
Regular · 24 form tables
Brazilian Portuguese, with você, a gente and vocês. The tables also include personal infinitives; supplied tu commands appear under other forms.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I lean |
| você, ele, ela | you lean; he/she leans |
| nós | we lean |
| a gente | we lean |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) lean; they lean |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am leaning |
| você, ele, ela | you are leaning; he/she is leaning |
| nós | we are leaning |
| a gente | we are leaning |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are leaning; they are leaning |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was leaning |
| você, ele, ela | you were leaning; he/she was leaning |
| nós | we were leaning |
| a gente | we were leaning |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were leaning; they were leaning |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I leaned |
| você, ele, ela | you leaned; he/she leaned |
| nós | we leaned |
| a gente | we leaned |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) leaned; they leaned |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to lean |
| você, ele, ela | you used to lean; he/she used to lean |
| nós | we used to lean |
| a gente | we used to lean |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to lean; they used to lean |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been leaning |
| você, ele, ela | you have been leaning; he/she has been leaning |
| nós | we have been leaning |
| a gente | we have been leaning |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been leaning; they have been leaning |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had leaned |
| você, ele, ela | you had leaned; he/she had leaned |
| nós | we had leaned |
| a gente | we had leaned |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had leaned; they had leaned |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had leaned |
| você, ele, ela | you had leaned; he/she had leaned |
| nós | we had leaned |
| a gente | we had leaned |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had leaned; they had leaned |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will lean |
| você, ele, ela | you will lean; he/she will lean |
| nós | we will lean |
| a gente | we will lean |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will lean; they will lean |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have leaned |
| você, ele, ela | you will have leaned; he/she will have leaned |
| nós | we will have leaned |
| a gente | we will have leaned |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have leaned; they will have leaned |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to lean |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to lean; he/she is going to lean |
| nós | we are going to lean |
| a gente | we are going to lean |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to lean; they are going to lean |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to lean |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to lean; he/she was going to lean |
| nós | we were going to lean |
| a gente | we were going to lean |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to lean; they were going to lean |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would lean |
| você, ele, ela | you would lean; he/she would lean |
| nós | we would lean |
| a gente | we would lean |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would lean; they would lean |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have leaned |
| você, ele, ela | you would have leaned; he/she would have leaned |
| nós | we would have leaned |
| a gente | we would have leaned |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have leaned; they would have leaned |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I lean |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you lean; (that) he/she leans |
| nós | (that) we lean |
| a gente | (that) we lean |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) lean; (that) they lean |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I leaned |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you leaned; (if) he/she leaned |
| nós | (if) we leaned |
| a gente | (if) we leaned |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) leaned; (if) they leaned |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have leaned |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have leaned; (that) he/she has leaned |
| nós | (that) we have leaned |
| a gente | (that) we have leaned |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have leaned; (that) they have leaned |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had leaned |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had leaned; (that) he/she had leaned |
| nós | (that) we had leaned |
| a gente | (that) we had leaned |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had leaned; (that) they had leaned |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I lean |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you lean; (when/if) he/she leans |
| nós | (when/if) we lean |
| a gente | (when/if) we lean |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) lean; (when/if) they lean |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have leaned |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have leaned; (when/if) he/she has leaned |
| nós | (when/if) we have leaned |
| a gente | (when/if) we have leaned |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have leaned; (when/if) they have leaned |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | lean! |
| nós | let's lean! |
| vocês, eles, elas | lean! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not lean! |
| nós | let's not lean! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not lean! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to lean |
| você, ele, ela | for you to lean; for him/her to lean |
| nós | for us to lean |
| a gente | for us to lean |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to lean; for them to lean |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have leaned |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have leaned; for him/her to have leaned |
| nós | for us to have leaned |
| a gente | for us to have leaned |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have leaned; for them to have leaned |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
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